The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-25
COMMENT AND OPINION.

No bull from Rome can excommunicate Nc
Glynn more efectually than McGlynn has ex-
communicated Observation-Disclosures Times.
THEY will never enjoy the right of free speech
in Canada as long they allow religious differ
ences to stand in the way of civil progress
Philadelphia Press.
SOME day American employers Of labor will
learn that American labor is cheap at any price
when compared with ignorant foreign labor that
is dear at any price.-Philadelphia Times.
THE Chinese slave traffic is odous as that
which prevailed in this country before the war
for the Union, and should be stamped out. The
local courts do it if they only wilL-San
Francisco Chronicle =
THE movement of public opinion against of
fensive foregnism is not limited to citizens by
birth. 1t includes all of the worthy and respect
able citizens by adoption that there are in the Re-
public. Chicago News.
In the Chinese slave mart healthy young
Chinese woman costs more money now than a
negro plantation hand did in the ante bellum
days in Mississippi or Georgia. And the courts
almost wink at this system of slavery under
this government Of the people. for the people,
by the people San Francisco Chronicle.
MASSACHUSETTS joins Illinois in the PROPOSE
ton to regulate the telephone business. If
these States will only be patient they may be re-
lieved by Senator Reagan at the next session of
Congress. An Observation-Disclosures commissions
would add fresh laurels to the brow of this dis
tinguished statesman.-Atlanta Constitution
INCLUDING its recentissue of trust certificates
the capital of the Standard Oil Trust has been
variously estimated at from $780, 000 900 to $780,
000, 000 This is q financial power against which
successful contest is we'll nigh impossible Com
peting individuals must sell out or be ruined
when resources that are practically limitess are
arrayed against them. and eventually it may be-
como necessary to prevent by legal inhibitions
such abnormal and asphyxiating growths.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
THE truth o. the matter is that sboom" is an
accident. born of a typographical error. The
original word was 'loom, and they used to speak
of candidate looming they say he is
booming. The ST. Louis paper set out one day
to say that certain candidate begins to loom"
"begins to BOOM Inasmuch the word
'"boom' little nearer meaning nothing
than the word loom." it instantly adopted
and has been running since. and will con-
tinue to run, until another compositor knocks it
in the head.-Circinnati Enquirer.
How long will the Democratic party be con-
tent to rest under tina imputation, for which
there is good basis, that it is simply party of
negationsl The President is a positive man,
but so far as he displays positive policy he is
ahead of or opposed to his party. Even the
Democratic traditions older and molder
than those of their rivals, and the spok esmen of
the party are lacking in convictions or the corr
age to express them. What evidence is there
that the Democratic party is composed of m en-
who act together because they think alike on
controlling questions of public policy7-Boston
Herald.
PRIOR to the Republican national convention
OF 1884 the newspapers which were the partsans
of the different aspirants for the nomination
were needlessiy and luexcusapiy hostile to those
whom they opposed, which the source of
great mischief Thus far there are few indica-
tions of such useless and harmful attacks upon
and criticism of the several gentlemen whose
names have been mentioned for The nomination.
There was never any excuse for it. and there
will be less this year. All of the entlemen
whose supporters present their names for the
nomination are personal friends, and will not
thank their advocates for assailng other aspir-
ants.-Boston Journal.